apparant

Adjective

apparent (comparative more apparent, superlative most apparent)

1. Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.
   • […] Hesperus, that led / The starry host, rode brightest, till the moon, / Rising in clouded majesty, at length / Apparent queen unveiled her peerless light, / And o’er the dark her silver mantle threw.1667, John Milton, “Book IV”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...

   Synonyms:

   visible, conspicuous, distinct, plain, obvious, clear, eyely

2. Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.
   • Salisbury: It is apparent foul-play; and ’tis shame / That greatness should so grossly offer it: / So thrive it in your game! and so, farewell.c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

   Synonyms:

   distinct, plain, obvious, clear, certain, evident, manifest, indubitable, notorious, transparent

3. Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming.
   • What George Berkeley calls visible magnitude was by astronomers called apparent magnitude.1785, Thomas Reid, Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man, Essay II (“Of the Powers we have by means of our External Senses”), Chapter XIX (“Of Matter and of Space”)

   Synonyms:

   illusory, superficial